Reaction product of an aldehyde and a biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide



- m8 invention relates to the new synthetic materials and more particu-. July to new reaction products of particular util- R in each of the above formulas representing a the formula Y 'uuirso sTArss PATENT assists OFFICE memoir. monuc'r orsnannsnmn m snaocr 3n mousmno amps CLIO SULPHON- i. site, names. Mass, to

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Production of ity in the plastics and coating art-5. Specifically j I the. invention is concerned with compositions of matter comprising a condensation product or -ingredicnts comprising an aldehyde, including .liolymericaldchydes and aldehyde-addition products, e. g., formaldehyde, paraiormaldehyde, di'-' 1 methylol urea, trimethylol melamine, etc., and

' a compound or the class consisting 01 (1) nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds wherein at least one 01' the nuclear substituents is a grouping represented by the formula.

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and least one of the other nuclear substituents is a grouping represented by the formula member of the class consisting of hydrogen and monovalent organic radicals, specifically mono-' valent hydrocarbon radicals, at least one Yrepresenting the grouping ==NH and the other Y representing a member of the class consisting oi oxygen, sulphur selenium and the grouping .=NR., where R has the same meaning as R, (2) the addition salts '(organic and inorganic acid addition salts) of the nuclearly P ly-substituted carbocyclic compounds of (l), and (3) mixtures of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds of (1) and addition salts thereof.

In carrying the present invention into eilect I may use, for example, nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds corresponding to (gteir eu khwgl iron me; (crassee) (that isfto 'the of replaceable hydrogen atoms in) the carbocyciic nulceus. I also may use nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds corresponding to the formula ftaeiiitd flt Where R, Y, Z, n and n have the meanings and at least one of the other nuclear substituents is a grouping represented by the formula SOzNHa and the organic and inorganic addi- 1 salts thereof.

biguanido benzene s'ulphonamides and addition tion salts or such compoimds, for instance they biguanido benzene sulphonamides and addition More specific examples of salts thereof are the mono-, di-, tri-, tetraand where R represents a member of the class consisting of hydrogen and snonovalent organic radicals, specifically monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, Y represents a member or the class consisting of oxygen, sulphur, selenium and the grouping =NR', where R has the same meaning as R, Z is a carbocyclic nucleus, n and n are integers and eachis at least 1, the sum of n and n ranging from 2 to the combining power or penta-(biguanidc) benzene monosulphonamidel,

the mono-(bigurmido) benzene di-, tri-,, tetra-, and penta-sulphonamides, the di-(biguanido) benzene di-, triand tetra-sulphonamides, the tri-(biguanido) benzene diand tri-suiphonamides, tetra-(biguanido) benzene disulphonamide, and the organic salts, e. g., the oxalates, acetates, chloracetates, acrylates, etc., and the inorganic salts, e. g., the chlorides, sulphates, phosphates, etc, of such biguanido benzene sulphonamides.

Other examples of biguanidocarboeyclic sulphonamides are the oxybiguanido benzene sulphonamides, which also may be named the (carbamyl guanido) benzene sulphonamides, the thiobiguanido benzene sulphonamides, which also may be named the (thiocarbamyl guanido) benzene sulphonamides, and the .selenobiguanido benzene sulphonamides, which also may be named the (selenocarbamyl guanido) benzene sulphonamides. These oxy, thio and seleno dethan the amount of primary catalyst, should be a fixed alkali, for instance a carbonate, cyanide or hydroxide of an alkali metal (e. g., sodium,

the biguanido cycloaliphatlc sulphonamides, the

(carbamyl guanido cycloaliphatic sulphonamides, the (thiocarbamyl guanido). cycloaliphatic sulphonamides and the (selencarbamyl guanido) cycloaliphatic sulphonamides; the naphthalene derivatives, e. 3., the biguanido, the (carbamyl guanido), the '(thiocarbamyl guanido) and the (selenocarbamyl guanido) naphthalene sulphon amides; and the anthracene derivatives, e. g.,' the biguanido, the (carbamyl guanido), the (thiocarbamyl guanido) and the (selenocarbamyl guanido) anthracene sulphonamides; etc. In these carbocyclic compounds the number of biguanido and sulphamyl radicals attached to the carbocyclic nucleus may range from one each such radical to the combining power of the particular carbocyclic nucleus, that is, to the hum-- ber of replaceable hydrogen atoms in the car.- bocyclic nucleus.

Certain of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds and addition salts thereof that are used in carrying the present invention into effect are more fully described in my copending application Serial No. 380,670, flied concurrently herewith and assigned to the same assignee as the present invention.

The present invention is based on my discovery that new and valuable materials of particular utiliiw in the plastics and coating arts can be produced by eflecting reaction between ingredients comprising essentially an aldehyde, including polymeric aldehydes and aldehyde-addition produc s, and a biguanido (including oxybiguanido, thiobiguanido and selenobiguanido) carbocyclic sulphonamide, numerous examples of which have been given above and in my aboveidentiflcd copending application. The initial condensation may be carried out at normal or at elevated temperatures, at atmospheric, sub-atmospheric or superatmospherlc pressure and under neutral, alkaline or acid conditions. Preferably the reaction between the components is initiated under alkaline conditions.

Any substance yielding an alkaline or an acid aqueous solution may be used in obtaining alkaline or acid conditions for the initial condensation reaction. For example, I may use an alkaline substance such as sodium, potassium or calcium hydroxides, sodium or potassium carbonates, mono-, dlor tri-amines, etc. Good results are obtained by causing the condensation reaction between the primary components to take place in the presence of a primary condensation catalyst and a secondary condensation catalyst. Condensation products of excellent timeor storage-stability characteristics are obtained by using as the primary catalyst a member of the class consisting of (l) nitrogen-containing basic tertiary compounds that are aldehyde-non-reactable, e. g., tertiary amines such as trialkyl (e. g., trimethyl, triethyl, etc.) amines, triaryl (e. g., trlphenyl, etc.) amines, etc., and (2) nitrogencontaining basic compounds that are aldehydereactable, for instance ammonia, primary amines (e. g., ethyl amine, propyl amine,etc.) and secondary amines (e. g., dipropyl amine, dibutyl' amine, etc.). The secondary condensation catalyst, which ordinarily is used in an amount les potassium, lithium, etc),

Illustrative examples of acid condensation catalysts that may be employed are inorganic or organic acids such as hydrochloric, sulphuric, phosphoric, acetic, lactic, acrylic, malonic, etc., or acid salts such as sodium acid sulphate, monosodium phosphate, monosodium phthalate, etc. Mixtures of acids, of acid salts or of acids and of acid salts may be employed if desired.

The reaction between the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide and the aldehyde, e. g., formaldehyde, may be carried out in the presence of solventsor diluents, fillers, other natural or synthetic resinous bodies, or while admixed with other materials which also can react with the aldehyde reactant or with the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide, e. g.,ketones, urea, thiourea,

selenourea, iminourea (guanidine), substituted ureas, thioureas, selenoureas and iminoureas, numerous examples of which are given in various copending applications of mine, for instance in copending application Serial No. 363,087, filed October 26, 1940, now Patent No. 2,322,566, issued June 22, 1943; monoamides of monocarboxylic and polycarboxylic acids and polyamides of polycarboxylic acids, e. g., acetamide, halogenated acetamides, maleic monoamide, malonic monoamide, phthalic monoamide, maleic dlamide, iumaric diamlde, malonic. diamide, ,itaconic diamide, succinic diamide, phthalic diamide, the monoamide, diamide and triamide of citric acid, the monoamide, diamide and triamide of tricarballylic acid, etc; S-membered aminotriazines, which compounds also may be named aminotriazoles (amldogentriazoles) and aminotriazines (emidogentriazines), e. g., melamine, ammellne, ammelide, numerous other examples being given in various copending applications oi mine, for instance in copending'application Serial No, 377,- 524, filed February 5, 1941, and in applications referred to in said copendlng application; aminodiazines and aminodiazoles; phenol and substituted phenols; monohydric and polyhydrlc alcohols, e. g.. butyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, glycerine, polyvinyl alcohol, etc.: amines, including aromatic amines, e. g., aniline, etc.; and the like. These modifying reactants may be incorporated with the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide and. the aldehyde by mixing all the reactants and effecting condensation therebetween or by various permutations of the reactants as described, for example, in my copending application Serial No. 363,037 with particular reference to reactions involving a urea, an aldehyde and oxanilic acid.

Some of the condensation products of this invention are thermoplastic materials while others are thermosetting or potentially thermosetting bodies which convert under heat or under heat and pressure to an insoluble, intusible state. In general, the lesser the number of hydrogen atoms in the biguanido and sulphamyl substituents attached to the carbocyclic nucleus of the starting compound, the more the condensation product of said compound with an aldehyde, specifically formaldehyde, will tend to soften under heat; and the greater the number of hydrogen atoms in the bi-guanldo and sulphamyl substituents of the starting compound, the more the ultimate condensation product tends to be (or is) of a thermosetting nature. The thermoplastic condensation products are of particular utility as a e anate-16.: for other synthetic I'm Thether mosettina' or potentially .thermosetting condensationfproducts, alone or mixed with fillers, pigmerits, "dyes, lubricants, plasticizers, etc., may be used, for example, in the'production of molding compositions.-

Depending upon the particular'reactants employed and the particular conditions reaction,

the intermediate or partial condensation products vary from clear, colorless or colored, syrupy, water-soluble liquids 'to viscous,. milky dispersions and gel-like masses or decreased solubility'in ordinary solvents, such as alcohol. glycol, glycerine,

water, etc. These liquid intermediate condensation products may be concentrated or dilutediur ther by the removaloraddition of volatile solvents to form liquid coating compositions of ad- .iustedvlscosity and concentration. The heatconvertible or potentiallyheat-convertible resin-- ous condensation products may housed in liquid state, for-instance, as surface coating materials,

. in the production of paints, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, etc., for general adhesive applications,

mixture was heated under refluxat boiling tem' Derature tor minutes to eilect intercondensation or the chloracetamide with the said partial? condensation product. The hot resinous syrup was mixed with 70 parts alpha cellulose inflock rormand 0.4 partot a mold lubricant, specifically .-zinc stearate, to form a molding (moldable) com- 7 pound. The wet compound was dried at 50? C.

' for one hour and at room-temperature (C.)

for hours. The dried compound was-molded for 10 minutes at 130 C. under 'apressure or v 2,000 pounds per square inch. The nicldedgarticlewas well cured throughout and showed good j nowcharacteristics during molding...

in producing laminated articles and for numerous.

other purposes. The liquid, .heat-hardenable or potentially heat-hardenabie condensation prod- .ucts also may be used directly ascasting resins, while those which are of a gel-like nature in Dar.-

tially' condensed state may be dried and granu lated to; form clear, unfilled, heat-convertible In order that those skilled in the art better may junderstand how this invention may be carried. intoeilect, the following examples are given by I way of illustration. All parts'are by weight.

Example I f 'yfParts 'Biguanido sulphanilamide l 25.6

Aqueous solution of formaldehyde (ap proximately 37.1% HCHO) 243.0 1 Sodium hydroxide in 2.5 parts water 0.05

' ,were heated together at the bolling temperature oi the mixture, under reflux, 'forone hour. A clear syrup having a pH of 7.7 was obtained. When a small sample of this syrup was heated on a, 140 C. hot plate, it readily cured to a hard resin.- The curing of this syrup is accelerated by the addition of direct or active curing catalysts (e. g., phthalic anhydride, citric acid, etc.) or oflatent curing catalysts (e. g., sodium chloracetate,

-- latent curing catalysts. or intercondensed with were heated together under reflux for onehour,

yielding a clear syrup'having a pH of 8.77. An insoluble, iniusible resin was obtained when small samples of this syrup were treated with active or curing reactants, as described under Example -1,

' urea-biguanido followed by heating on a 140 C. hot plate.

Two hundred and thirty parts of the above sulphanilamide formaldehyde partial condensation product and 2 parts or chloraoetamlde were heated together under reflux for 10 minutes to cause the latter to intercondense with the former.

The resulting hot syrup was mixed with 70 parts alpha cellulose .in flock form and 0.5 part zinc stearate to form a molding compound. The wet compound was dried for lhour f at C; and for.3 /2 hours at 78 C. The dried I compound was-molded as described under-Exampie 2, yielding molded pieces that were excellently cured throughout and that showed good plastic- I flow characteristics during molding. j 7

A part of the urea in the above formula may be replaced by other formaldehyde-readable subdiethyl chloracetamide, ethyl glycine ester hydrochloride, etc.) or by intercondensation with curing reactants (e. g., mono-, diand tri-chloracetamides, chloracetonltrile, alpha beta dibrompropionitrile, aminoacetamide hydrochloride,

aminoacetonitril hydrochloride, ethylene di-.

amine monohydrochlorlde, diethanol amine hydrochloride, nitrourea, glycine, sulphamic acid,

chloracetyl urea, chloracetone, etc. Other ex amples of active and latent curing catalysts and of curing reactants that may be employed to accelerate or to eflect the cur-ingot the thermosetting or potentially thermosetting resins of this andqther examples are given in various copending applications of mine, for instance in copending application Serial No. 346,962,.flled July. 23, 1940, now Patent No. 2325375, and Serial No. 354,395, filed August 27, 1940, now Patent No; 2,325,376, both of which applications issued on signee as the present invention. Example 2 To a partial condensation product or form'- stances, for example by an aminotriazine, specifically melamine.

' Example ,4 v I Parts Biguanido sulphanilamicleuuuu 25.6

. Aminotriazine, specifically melamine ll3.4

Aqueous solution of formaldehyde (approx-- 1] Timately 37.1% HCHO) 3240 were heated together under reflux "for hour, yielding a clear, viscous syrup having a pH of 9.75. This syrup did not exhibit any appreciable tendency to gel as the ordinary melamine-formaldehyde syrups often do. When a small sample of the syrup was heated on a C. hot plate, it cured slowly to an insoluble, infusible state. The

curing of the resinous syrup was accelerated by the addition of active or latent curing catalysts .76 July 27, 1943, and are assigned to the same as or by intercondensation with curing reactants.

Two parts chloracetamide were intercondensed with 230 parts or the syrup as described under Example 3. A molding compound was prepared y 2 from the resulting syrup, following the same pro-- cedure and using the same proportions of com ponents as in Example 3 with the exception that the drying time of the wet compound was 1 hour I aldehyde and bisuanido sulphanllamide produced itsdescribedunderExamplelilirasaddedlpart0! a halogenated acetamide. specifically chloracet amide (monochloracetamide), and the resultin: I

at o. and '40 hours temperature. The dried compound was molded for 4 minutes at 130 C; and at- 2,000 pounds per square inch pressure. The molded pieces were excellently cured throughout and had outstanding water resistance, as evidenced by the tact that they showed 1 no signs of disintegration or any appreciable surface alteration when immersed in boiling water for 15 minutes. The compound also showed excellent plastic flow during molding, being much better in this respect than molding compounds heating at 140' C. 'The concentrated syrup m y be used as a'plasticizer for other aminoplasts, e. g., ureaealdehyde resins, aminotriazine-aldehyde resins, protein-aldehyde resins. etc additional examples-oifaminopiasts being givenin;

, for example, my copending application Serial No.

similarly made irom a melamine-formaldehyde resin A part of the melamine in the above formula,

may be replaced by other formaldehyde-resemble substances, e. g., by urea, thiourea, selenourea,-

iminourea, maleic diamide, monoamide or diamide or phthalic acid, mono-, dior tri-amide of citric acid, etc.

. Emple 5 V Parts Biguanido sulphanilamidee 25.6 Fur-rur 57.6 Water 100.0 Sodium hydroxide in 5 parts water 0.1

were heated together at the boiling temperature of the mass, under reflux, for minutes to yield a viscous resinous syrup. when a small sample 0! this syrup was heated on a 140 0. hot plate, it cured to an insoluble iniuslble state. The our-- ing or the resin was accelerated by the addition of direct or latent curing catalysts or by intercondensation with curing reactants;

Emmplefi Parts Biguanido sulphanilamide 25.6 I Acrolein -'33.6 Sodium hydroxide in 5 parts water 0.1 Water 100.0

were heated together for 15 minutes under reflux, yielding a syrupy mass having curing characteristics much the same as the product of Example 5. 'Ihecuredresinwashydrophobim Emmple7,

'Biguanido sulphanilamide 25.6;

Aqueous solution of formaldehyde (approx- 111181361! 37.1% ECHO) 374,736, media-misty 18, .1941, now Patent No. 2,327,772, issued Aug. 24, 1943, and assigned to the same assigned as this invention v V Example 9" Y 'Biguanido sulphanilamid 26.6 Diethyl malonate 16.0 Aqueous solution 0! formaldehyde (37.196

HCHO) 129.6 Sodium hydroxide in 5 parts water..- 0.1

were heated together under reflux for 15 minutes. A clear syrup was obtained. Concentration of this syrup by heating at 120' C. yielded a very viscous resin that was insoluble in water, ethyl alcohol and Solvatone (mixture of 80% acetone.

10% toluene and 10%is0propy1 alcohol). Thisresin was similar in its curing and plasticizing characteristics to the concentrated resinous syrup oi Example 8 and, like the resin 0! that example, also may be used as a plasticizer for aminoplasts.

Example 10 Biguanido sulphanilamide f 25.6

Glycerin '9 Aqueous solution of formaldehyde (approximately 37.1%) ECHO) 129.6

Sodium hydroxide in 5 parts water;.- a 0.1

were heated together under reflux for 15 min utes. Samples of the resulting syrup, when treated with direct or latent curing catalysts. orwith curing reactants, e. g., chloracetamide, on a 140 0. hot plate, converted to hard, iniusible resins.

The heat-convertible syrup possesses excellent plasticizing characteristics and appears to plasticize aminoplasts even better than the products of Examples 8 and 9.

Example 11 J Parts Biguanido sulphanilamide 25.6 Polyvinyl alcohol r 26.4

Sodium hydroxide in 5 parts water5... 0.1 g were heated together underreiiuxior 15 minutes.

The resulting syrup was clear. with a small amount 0! precipitated resin. An insoluble, in-

iusible resin was obtainedwhen a small sample or the syrup was he; ted on a 14050. hot plate. 7

flhe syrup cured more rapidly when treated'with were refluxed together for 15 minutes, yielding a clear, viscous syrup. Concentration of this syrup left a thick, clear, resinous mass that was potentially heat-curable. The addition oi direct or active curing catalysts or intercondensation with curing reactants yielded a resin that could be converted to an insoluble, iniusible state, upon Aqueous solution of formaldehyde (approximately 37.1% 11030) 388 8 Sodium hydroxide in 5 parts water 0.1

were refluxed for 15 minutes, yielding a veryviscous syrup. Samples of this syrup were heated on a C. hot plate to obtain tough, thermoplastic resins. When the pH of the syrup is lowered by the. addition of hydrochloric acid, the resulting resin cures rapidly on a 140 0. hot plate to an insoluble, iniusible state.

In producing these new condensation products the choice of the aldehyde is dependent largely upon economic considerations and upon the particular-properties desired in the finished product. I prefer to use as the aldehydic reactant formaldehyde or compounds engendering formaldehyde,

, e. g., paraiormaldehyde, hexamethylene tetramine, etc.

Illustrative examples of other aldehydes which may be used are acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde, rnethacrolein, crotonaldehyde, benzaldehyde, iurfural; etc., mix tures thereof, or mixtures oi formaldehyde (or compounds engendering formaldehyde) with such aldehydes. Illustrative examples of aldehyde-additionproducts that may be used instead of the aldehydes themselves are the monoand monopoly-(N-carbinol) derivatives, more particularly the mono and poly-methylol derivatives, of urea, thiourea, selenourea and iminourea, and of substituted ureas, thioureas, selenoureas and iminoureas (numerous examples of which are given in my copending application Serial No. 377,524) and poly-(N-carbinol) derivatives of amides of polycarboxylic acids, e. g., maleic, itaconic, fumaric, adipic, malonic, succinic, citric, phthalic, etc., monoand poly-(N-carbinol) derivatives of amidogentriazines, numerous examples of which are given in my copending application Serial No. 377,524. Particularly good results are obtained with active methylene-containing bodies such as monoand di-methylol ureas and the methylol melamines, e. g., monodi-, tri-, tetra-, pentaand hexa-methylol melamines. Mixtures of aldelrydes and active methylene-containing bodies may be employed, e. g., mixtures of formaldehyde and methylol compounds such, for instance, as dirnethylol urea and trimethylol melamine.

The ratio of the aldehydic reactant to the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide may be varied over a wide range, but ordinarily the reactants are employed in an amount corresponding The modifying bodies also may take the form of high molecular weight bodies with or without resinous characteristics,.for example hydrolyzed wood products, formalized cellulose derivatives, lignin, protein-aldehyde condensation products, resinous reaction products of aldehydes, for example formaldehyde, with the aminotriazoles (e. g., guanazole, phenyl guanazole, etc.), alone or admixed with, for example, urea, melamine, or urea and melamine, resins obtained by reaction of an aldehyde with the aminodiazines (e, g., 2, 4, G-triaminopyrimidine, 2,4-diaminoquinazoline, etc.) the aminotriazines or the aminodiazo'les, alone or admixed with, for example, urea, melamine or urea and melamine. Other examples of modifying bodies are'the urea-aldehyde condensation products, the aniline-aldehyde condensation products, furfural condensation products,

4 phenol-aldehyde condensation products, modified to at least one mol of the aldehyde, specifically formaldehyde, for each mol of the biguanido carbocyclicsulphonamide. Thus I may use, for example, from one to fouror five mols of an aldehyde for each mol of the biguanidocarbocyclic sulphonamide. When the aldehyde is available for reaction in the form of an alkylol derivative, more particularly a methylol derivative such, for instance, as dimethylol urea, trimethylol melamine, etc., then higher amounts of such aldehyde-addition products ordinarily are used, for example up to ten or twelve mols of such alkylol derivatives for each mol of the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide. If the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide contains only two unsubstituted amidogen (-NI-Iz) groups (or one unsubstituted and two partly substituted amidogen groups), then one advantageously'may use from two to three mols aldehyde for each mol of the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide; but if the sulphonamide compound contains only one unsubstituted amidogen group (or two partly substituted amidogen groups), then no particular advantage usually accrues from using more than about one to one and one-half mols aldehyde for each mol of such biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide.

As indicated hereinbefore, and as further shown by a number of the examples, the properties of the fundamental resins of this invention may be varied widely by introducing other modifying bodies before, during or after efiecting condensation between the primary components. Thus, as modifying agents I may use, for instance, monohydric alcohols such asethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, amyl, etc., alcohols polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, glycerine, pentaerythritol, etc. amides such as formamide, stearamide, acrylamide, benzamlde, toluene sulphonamides, benzene disulphonamides, b e n z e n e trisulphonamides, v adipic diamide, phthalamide, etc.; aminessuch as ethylene diamine, aniline, phenylene diamine, etc.; phenol.

and substituted phenols, including aminophenois, etc.; ketones, including halogenated ketones; nl triles, e. g., acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, succinonitrile, including halogenated nitrlles, etc.;

and others.

or unmodified, saturated or unsaturated polyhydric alcohol-polycarboxylic acid condensation products, water-soluble cellulose derivatives, natural gums and resins such as shellac, rosin, etc.; polyvinyl compounds such as polyvinyl esters, e. g., polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyrate, etc., polyvinyl ethers including polyvinyl acetals, specifically polyvinyl formal, etc. v

Instead of effecting reaction between a biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide and an aldehyde, e. g., formaldehyde, I may cause an aldehyde to condense with a salt of a biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide or with a mixture of a. biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamide and a salt (organic or inorganic? thereof. Numerous examples of such salts are given in my copending application Serial No. 377,524, of which the following are here mentioned by way of illustration: salts of biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamides and organic or inorganic acids as, for instance, hydrochloric,

hydrobromic, hydroiodic, sulphuric, phosphoric,

boric, selenic, chromic, acetic, chloracetic, propionic, butyric, valeric, caproic, acrylic, polyacrylic, methacrylic, polymethacrylic, oxalic, malonic, succinic, adipic, malic, maleic, fumaric,

benzoic, salicylic, camphoric, phthalic, etc. Acid salts also may be used in preparing the salts of the biguanido carbocyclic sulphonamides, In my copending application Serial No. 380,672, filed concurrently herewith and assigned to the same assignee as the present invention, I have disclosed and claimed compositions comprising an aminoplast modified either with a salt of certain of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compound herein described or with the product of reaction of an aldehyde with such a salt.

Dyes, Pigments, plasticizers, mold lubricants, opacifiers and various fillers (e. g., wood flour,

glass fibers, asbestos, including defibrated as-' bestos, mineral wool, mica, cloth cuttings, etc.) may be compounded with the resin in accordance with conventional methods to provide various thermoplastic and thermosetting molding materials, e. g., paper, cloth, sheet asbestos, etc.,

cles such, for instance, as grindstones, sandpapers, etc., in the manufacture of electrical resistors, etc. They also may be employed for treating cotton, linen and other cellulosic materials in sheet or other form. They also may be used as impregnants for electrical coils and for other electrically insulating applications.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by .Letters Patent of the United States is:

1-. A composition of matter comprising the reaction product of ingredients comprising an aldehyde and a compound of the class consisting of (1) nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds wherein at least one of the nuclear substituents is a grouping represented by the formula -SOi R in each of the above formulas representing a member of the class consisting of hydrogen and monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, at least one Y representing the grouping =NI-I and the other Y representing a member of the class consisting of oxygen, sulphur, selenium and the grouping =NR', where R has the same meaning as R, (2) the addition salts of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds of (1), and (3) mixtures of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds of (1) and addition salts thereof.

2. A composition as in claim 1 wherein the aldehyde is formaldehyde.

3. A composition comprising a condensation product of ingredients comprising an aldehyde and a biguanido benzene sulphonamlde.

4. A composition comprising a condensation product of ingredients comprising an aldehyde and a (carbamyl guanido) benzene sulphonamide. I

5. A composition comprising a condensation product of ingredients comprising a (carbamyl guanido) benzene sulphonamide, an alcohol and an aldehyde.

6. A resinous composition comprising the product of reaction of ingredients comprising biguanido sulphanilamide and formaldehyde.

7. A resinous composition comprising the product of reaction of ingredients comprising (carbamyl guanido) sulphanilamide and formaldehyde.

8. A heat-curable resinous condensation prod-- net of ingredients comprising a biguanido ben- Y zene sulphonamide and formaldehyde.

9. A product comprising the heat-cured resinous condensation product of claim 8.

10. A composition comprising an alkalinecatalyzed condensation product of ingredients comprising an aldehyde and a biguanido benzene sulphonamlde.

11. A composition comprising an alcoholmodified condensation product of ingredients comprising an aldehyde and a biguanido benzene sulphonamide.

12. A composition comprising the product of reaction of ingredients comprising urea, biguanldo sulphanilamide and formaldehyde.

13. A composition comprising the product o1? reaction of ingredients comprising melamine. blguanido sulphanilamide and formaldehyde.

14. A heat-curable composition comprising the heat-convertible product of reaction of (1) a partial condensation product of ingredients comprising urea, biguanido sulphaniiamide and formaldehyde and (2) a chlorinated acetamide.

15. A product comprising the heat-cured composition of claim 14.

16. The method of preparing new condensetion products which comprises effecting reaction between ingredients comprising an aldehyde and a compound of the class consisting of (1) nuand at least one of the other nuclear substituents is a grouping represented by the formula R in each of the above formulas representing a member of the class consisting of hydrogen and monovalent hydrocarbon radicals, at least one Y representing the grouping =NH and the other Y representing a member of the class consisting of oxygen, sulphur, selenium and the group ing =NR', where R has the same meaning as R. (2) the addition salts of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds of (1), and (3) mixtures of the nuclearly poly-substituted carbocyclic compounds of (1) and addition salts thereof.

17. A composition comprising a condensation product of ingredients comprising a urea, an aldehyde and a biguanido benzene sulphonamide.

GAEI'ANO F. DALELIO.

CERQI'IFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,331,376. October 12, 191 5.

of the above numbered patent re quiring correction as fo11ows: Page 1, sec- 0nd column; line 2, for "nulceusf' read --nuc1eus--; page 2, first column, line 5, for "sulphanomides" read --sulphonamides--; line 9, after- "gnanido"v insertaclosing parenthesis; line 11, for "selencarbamyl" read --seleno- V cerbamyl--; and second column, line 19, for "aldehyde" read --aldehydic-;

line 71, for bi-guanido" read --biguenido--; and that the said Lettex 's Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and seeled this 114th day of December, A. D. 191 5.

K 1 I Henry Von Arsdale,

( 9 I I 4 Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

